PR 02-26 DOE Announces Travis Kavulla As BPA Administrator (Photo) - 06/22/26

PR 02-26

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2026
CONTACT: DOENews@hq.doe.gov

DOE Announces Travis Kavulla as BPA Administrator

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued the following statement today announcing Travis Kavulla as Administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration. Kavulla will oversee BPA’s vital mission of delivering affordable, reliable, and secure power to the Pacific Northwest. 

“Travis Kavulla’s extensive experience in the energy sector will strengthen Bonneville’s ongoing efforts to expand and modernize energy infrastructure and ensure regional grid reliability,” said Secretary Wright. “I look forward to partnering with Bonneville as it builds on its legacy as the region’s leading provider of wholesale power and works to secure a prosperous future for the people of the Pacific Northwest and our nation.”  

Under Secretary of Energy Kyle Haustveit will swear in Kavulla at Bonneville’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on June 29.

About BPA The Bonneville Power Administration is a federal non-profit power marketing administration that delivers reliable, low-cost hydropower produced in the Columbia River Basin as well as the output from the region’s only nuclear plant to communities across the Northwest. BPA also owns and operates more than 15,000 circuit miles of high-voltage transmission lines. More information about these and other activities is available on our Media Relations page.

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